I know that many of us will be waiting to see how the Apple iPad takes off before getting our own, but it may be the new hot technology for trial. 9to5mac.com has a great example presentation of the PadNote app for the iPad and it does appear intriguing. PadNote actually allows for annotations to be made within PDFs. A user can highlight in numerous colors, draw directly onto the PDF and type notes into the PDF just as if the file was opened in Acrobat on a computer. All this except instead of using a mouse, you use the touchscreen of the iPad.
The iPad even has a VGA connector accessory which mirrors the iPad’s screen to a projector. This could be a much less expensive way for lawyers to open documents and records and using only their finger, highlight, draw and otherwise annotate the record/document. The highlights and annotations can be removed with a simple push of the button. A lawyer may not even need a paralegal’s help to run this program, it is truly a one man (or woman) show!